tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post1725015210005763186..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: The Biggest Loser: Simmons Mailbag Edition Part 1Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-30132419864213969172009-04-06T13:56:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:56:00.000-04:00I guess I don't get why someone who graduated 1st ...I guess I don't get why someone who graduated 1st grade wouldn't understand that shooting the ball 12 times and making 6 from two point range equals 12 points, while shooting the ball 12 times and making 4 also equals 12 points. There is nothing else to factor in. <BR/><BR/>He tries to throw all that other crap in there, like tapping in a missed layup (which can happen if you miss a 3 pointer too) or creating fouls. However, this only works if he created a foul AND made the basket...since getting fouled and missing the shot does NOT count as a FG attempt, which would then not factor into the percentage. <BR/><BR/>The whole point is the amount of shots it would take to score 12 points and the percentage. It has nothing to do with fouls, assists, tap ins, etc. We are talking about percentage and if someone should shot the ball or not, that was Bills original point!!! <BR/><BR/>This is the sign of a true moron, anyone who defends something that is clearly not defendable.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-84358854185139261892009-04-02T12:49:00.000-04:002009-04-02T12:49:00.000-04:00Thanks, I am glad you like it. I can't believe you...Thanks, I am glad you like it. I can't believe your work blocked blogs. Of course my work blocks any type of chat that a writer may have, which is why we don't often feature chats on this site. <BR/><BR/>The first line of that column is...wow, everyone has a right to their opinion, but that is an incorrect opinion in my mind. I wrote a little bit on Cutler today but that article deserves some attention as well and I plan on giving it that attention it deserves. How can anyone compare Cutler to Ryan Leaf? Thanks for the heads up on the article, I need to feature it...and I will.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-11879065492527287372009-04-02T11:51:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:51:00.000-04:00Love your site. Have been reading it for quote som...Love your site. Have been reading it for quote some time now. I am so addicted, I read the cached copy at work as blogs are blocked and thats my only way around it.<BR/><BR/>Was wondering if you wanted to make a post or comment on this article.<BR/>http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mcneil/1507690,CST-SPT-mac02.article<BR/><BR/>The opening line to it could perhaps be the dumbest line in the history of sports journalism. And it basically goes downhill from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-7804221178597306332009-03-31T21:56:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:56:00.000-04:00I meant to say, for "using" pop culture references...I meant to say, for "using" pop culture references. Proofreading before posting my comments should be elementary.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-68668430530678163012009-03-31T21:54:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:54:00.000-04:00Great, I am glad you liked that. He's the first pe...Great, I am glad you liked that. He's the first person I thought of when I read that sentence. I don't know why. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, I am just so used to Anonymous people making fun of me, I wasn't sure if you were serious or not. <BR/><BR/>Though if it was a real person who was criticizing me they would have said it was ironic I used a pop culture reference in a post where I sometimes criticize the author for pop culture references. I actually just mock him for writing the same references over and over. I have to clear this up. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-10623063215060786382009-03-31T21:25:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:25:00.000-04:00No, I was not mocking you. I was rolling in the f...No, I was not mocking you. I was rolling in the floor laughing as soon as I heard Kevin's voice saying that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-19809657118229277492009-03-31T17:36:00.000-04:002009-03-31T17:36:00.000-04:00I found this link here...http://www.scoresreport.c...I found this link here...<BR/><BR/>http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/03/31/correcting-bill-simmons-part-4-bills-not-so-unique-idea-and-more-three-point-talk/#more-15992<BR/><BR/>It's a pretty good read. This person takes Bill to task for the Ebay idea and I know nothing about gambling so I did not catch this, but apparently there is already a Futures market or something to that effect. Either way, an "experienced" gambler like Bill should know this. <BR/><BR/>I really feel like I am bullying up against Simmons, which is not my intention but there is no accountability in his columns. There is no commenting allowed and he pretty much can write what he wants, accuracy be damned. It is a lot like a blog in that fashion.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-82020089865802841552009-03-31T17:18:00.000-04:002009-03-31T17:18:00.000-04:00I looked up The Sorceror's Apprentice online just ...I looked up The Sorceror's Apprentice online just to see if I could argue it would actually be a good movie and it looks very bad. Nicholas Cage plays a wizard in the movie reportedly. That's all I am saying. I am not saying Nicholas Cage is a great actor, I am saying his latest movie did pretty well at the box office and I don't consider him quite the box office failure of someone like Ben Affleck. Maybe I am wrong though. <BR/><BR/>Anthony Randolph is a one of a kind player Casey! No one has ever been like him, he is one of a kind and there will be no argument because one time I saw him make three great plays in a row and he has the record for most "Oh My God" plays in one week. Therefore he is the best. <BR/><BR/>I am way on the fence in regard to Schilling's career, but I don't think anything that happened off the field should be thrown into the argument. I don't care about his bloody sock, I only care about his performance on the field and I don't know what to think about him quite yet. <BR/><BR/>That shooting percentage thing really, really, really gave me a headache too. I edited it for about 10 minutes because it made zero sense after I wrote it the first time. I don't think I ever got my point across or what I was trying to say. He just made up extra possessions for Player X and that made no sense to me. The problem is that none of his examples are grounded in numbers or actual factual data, they are located in examples. It just like how he can't say what he means, he has to compare it to something else. Very bizarre. <BR/><BR/>The upsetting part is that he just gave Nick from New York the middle finger and there can be no feedback, so he is absolutely convinced he is correct. The reason he can't debate is because he can't use facts, he relies on stories and things he has seen. <BR/><BR/>He could really make a persuasive argument concerning this discussion because driving to the basket does make more sense, but he just failed to make the argument and just started talking. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure if Anonymous is mocking me about the Kevin thing or not. I would like to think not, but most Anonymi tend to mock me so I just naturally assume it was making fun of me.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-9474390515338698402009-03-31T16:21:00.000-04:002009-03-31T16:21:00.000-04:00I can so hear Kevin from the Office saying that....I can <I> so </I> hear Kevin from the Office saying that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-56744491985024730602009-03-31T16:17:00.000-04:002009-03-31T16:17:00.000-04:00Wheeeeeee!!!!!!My email I sent Bill was basicly yo...Wheeeeeee!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>My email I sent Bill was basicly your entire point about the extra possessions he created out of thin air. It's obvious he has zero training or experience in actual debate or logic, or even a statistics class. He also reset the argument into 3 pointers vs being in the paint, instead of 3 vs 2. He seems to think that there is no area between the two where people shoot the ball from. His entire self satisfaction and arrogance was infuriating. He couldn't even make the best and proper cases for his point of view. <BR/><BR/>One could make the point that taking the ball to the hoop and shooting from the paint is more effective because fouls are more likely, giving another benefit besides points. If he had made the case that a player who goes 5-10, and gets fouled twice and then goes 3-4 from the line is being more effective then someone just shooting 3's at a 33% rate, I'd say he had a point. He doesn't do this, he just makes shit up.<BR/><BR/>3 point guy, you get the ball 12 times, you shoot all 12, you make 4. 2 point guy, you get the ball all the rest of the time in the game to do whatever you want cause you r the win!11!!<BR/><BR/>Lastly, about the Nick Cage film: how does a shoot look "high budget" yet give the impression that it is a crappy Nick Cage film? Other then his National Treasure film, has Cage ever done anything in NYC? I think this entire email is BS. It's from a reader, but it's made up entirely by someone who read on the web that Nick Cage was doing a film in NYC. Sadly, the pictures I looked up make this look like a baaaaad film. Maybe it has witty dialogue.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-36892044011839959922009-03-31T15:38:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:38:00.000-04:00So, in "The Sorceror's Apprentice", do you think N...So, in "The Sorceror's Apprentice", do you think Nicholas Cage is playing Mickey Mouse or the broom?<BR/><BR/>Also, I feel pretty sure that there have been a few NBA players with Anthony Randolph's size and skill set. They have just played for coaches who don't just throw 5 random players out there and tell them to play some ball.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/03/30/schilling.brown/index.html" REL="nofollow">Posnanski</A> did an article on SI.com earlier this week comparing Schilling's regular season numbers to Kevin Brown's. They were remarkably similar. But, you know, bloody sock=HOF! DOING IT! BOSTON! Now we can pretend we're not inferior to New York until another season starts!<BR/><BR/>And that whole shooting percentage thing is making my head hurt. Are we really only halfway done with this mailbag?The Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323030436625176444noreply@blogger.com